Updated on 2021/06/09
Route - Montes de Hierro greenway




Description
Linear route of approx. 28km (Outbound), low difficulty starting in Traslaviña and finishing in Gallarta. The Green Belt of the Iron Mountains is an old railway track layout, starting at Translaviña train station. The trail crosses gentle slopes and large bends making the route comfortable and easy. Along the green belt we find natural spaces, cultural enclaves and population hubs. The gentle railway track layout lets you walk it without any great physical effort so you can do it yourself following the signs/a map.
Highlight
- Cultural Historical Wealth (Industrial Revolution in Bizkaia)
- Protected Natural Spaces, recognised by Natura 2000 Network:
- SCI Barbadun River, Bizkaia Mining Area Protected Biotope, Triano Mountains Protected Biotope
How to get here
By car:
A8 dual carriageway exit Gallarta-Muskiz-Galdames
By Bizkaibus:
A0652 Lanestosa-Traslaviña-Zalla-Balmaseda
A3334 Santurtzi-Muskiz-Zalla-Balmaseda
A3336 Bilbao-Muskiz-Sopuerta
A3323 Portugalete-Galdames
A2336 Muskiz-UPV/EHU
A3333 Santurtzi-Gallarta
A3338 Muskiz-Barakaldo-Areeta/Las Arenas
A3340 Muskiz-Abanto-Zierbena-Bilbao (by Motorway)
A3321 Portugalete-Ondarra/La Arena – Muskiz-Kobaron
A3335 Sestao-Muskiz (Beach)
By train:
Line Bilbao – Santander. Traslaviña Station (Artzentales) Previously FEVE. Line C 2. Bilbao - Muskiz: Gallarta Station (Abanto Zierbena)
A8 dual carriageway exit Gallarta-Muskiz-Galdames
By Bizkaibus:
A0652 Lanestosa-Traslaviña-Zalla-Balmaseda
A3334 Santurtzi-Muskiz-Zalla-Balmaseda
A3336 Bilbao-Muskiz-Sopuerta
A3323 Portugalete-Galdames
A2336 Muskiz-UPV/EHU
A3333 Santurtzi-Gallarta
A3338 Muskiz-Barakaldo-Areeta/Las Arenas
A3340 Muskiz-Abanto-Zierbena-Bilbao (by Motorway)
A3321 Portugalete-Ondarra/La Arena – Muskiz-Kobaron
A3335 Sestao-Muskiz (Beach)
By train:
Line Bilbao – Santander. Traslaviña Station (Artzentales) Previously FEVE. Line C 2. Bilbao - Muskiz: Gallarta Station (Abanto Zierbena)
Route
Traslaviña-Gallarta (Biscay)Section 1
From Translaviña car park to Gallarta
Suitable for people with reduced mobility (PRM)
A fairly accessible section with slopes at three specific points; however, the trail can be started from any of several districts of Las Encartaciones. Imposing views of the sea and beautiful valleys alternating Atlantic forests with pine and eucalyptus tree plantations.
Description of the section and its accessibility level
- Section length
- 27,00 km
- Obstacles
-
- Km 8: In the surroundings of the Sopuerta quarry, there is a small stretch with a significant slope.
- Km 16: In the recreational area of La Aceña there is an uphill slope with a steep gradient, and the temporary closure of a tunnel means the layout has been provisionally diverted along a dirt track.
Equipment for receiving the external resource on the section
- Is there reception equipment on the section?
- Yes
Outdoor space: Parking areas and access to equipment
- How close is it to means of transport?
- The trail can be started from the (Bizkaibus) bus-stops and Renfe suburban train station, as they both leave you by the trail itself.
- Is there a parking area?
- Yes
- Parking. Are there any minimum dimensions for adapted vehicles?
- Yes
- Is there any adapted access?
- Yes
- Are there slopes at the entrances?
- Yes
- Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?
- Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
- Are there railings and/or handrails?
- Yes, with assistance from third parties
- Is there an equipment entrance sign next to the access, and is it adapted?
- No
- Is the access properly signposted to guide users?
- No
Indoor space: General features
- Do the different equipment areas have adapted access?
- No
- Does the front door have a pre-landing?
- Yes
- Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?
- Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
- Is there a minimum clearance of 150 cm around furniture where turning or manoeuvring is required?
- Yes
- Does the lighting system allow for correct reading with no reflections in each equipment area?
- No
- Is there a logical order to the exhibition hall's route, indicated by visible arrows and/or tactile foot signs?
- No
- Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?
- Yes
- Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
- Information in Braille and/or audioguide devices
- Yes
- Are there bathrooms, and is at least one of them accessible by transfer?
- Yes
- Is transfer possible on both sides?
- Yes
- Is there an evacuation map in Braille and high relief??
- No
Personal care area
- Are there personnel trained in accessibility in the facilities?
- No
- Do staff wear name badges or equivalent to show their communication skills with people with disabilities?
- No
- Are there any direct discounts on the best published rate for disabled people and/or their companions?
- No
- Unobstructed distance around the sign of over 150 cm for wheelchair users' mobility
- Yes
- Nearby counter visible from the entrance for easy access, with an accessible area width greater than 80cm
- Yes
- Minimum unobstructed distance around the counter greater than 150cm
- Yes
- Benches or supports for people with reduced mobility
- No
- Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?
- No
- Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- Yes
- What type of resource(s)?
- Audio guides
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
Rest zone
- Is there a rest area at the reception?
- No
Store
- Is there one or more stores at the reception?
- No
Children’s area
- Is there a children’s area at the reception?
- Yes
- Adequate floor and unobstructed
- Yes
- Adapted educational materials
- Yes
Exhibition room
- Is there an exhibition room at the reception?
- Yes
- Obstacle-free clearance greater than 150cm
- No
- Maximum table height 80cm. Lower part of the hollow table top more than 70cm high, 50cm deep and over 80cm wide
- No
- Enhanced senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch)
- No
- Braille, light, sound, etc. buttons and push buttons
- No
Exhibition Hall
- Is there an exhibition hall at the reception?
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Lectern
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Height of reading panel between 70 and 120 cm
- Yes
- Lectern inclination between 30° and 35° from horizontal
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Diorama
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Height of reading panel between 70 and 120 cm
- Yes
- Adequate lighting for proper viewing of the exhibits
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Model
- Maximum model height 80 cm. Lower hollow part more than 70cm high, 50cm deep and over 80 cm wide
- No
Exhibition Hall: Audiovisuals
- Audiovisual material in subtitled and/or in Spanish Sign Language version
- No
- Audiovisual voiceovers using easy to understand language
- No
Exhibition Hall: Multipurpose room
- 1% of places reserved for wheelchair users
- No
- Location of accessible places near the emergency exit with a width greater than 120cm
- No
- Retractable seats or seats with folding arms to facilitate user transfer
- No
- Adequate visibility to the presidential table from all points
- No
- Presidential table podium accessible via a certified motorised platform or ramp
- No
Interpretive equipment
- Are there trails on the section?
- Yes
Access
- Is there lighting at night?
- Yes
- Minimum accessible connection between parking spaces, if any, the start of the obstacle-free trail
- Yes
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, without assistance from third parties
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- Yes
- Informative poster at the start of the trail indicating the length, route, difficulty, duration and slopes by sections
- No
- Path start sign positioned no higher than 195cm
- Yes
Itinerary
- Vertical start signage
- No
- Compact, non-slip and with no projections along their entire length, allowing wheelchair transit
- Compacted slurry and asphalt.
- 2 m. paved trails with non-deformable and non-slip material, with a different texture and different from the rest
- Yes
- For floors with planks, the spacing between the planks is no more than 1 cm, with occasional narrowings of a maximum of 90 cm
- Yes
- The route is more than 150cm wide, with occasional narrowings of 90cm
- Yes
- Minimum clearance height of 220 cm
- Yes
- Rest areas
- Yes
- Urban furniture (fountains, dispensers...) arranged along the pedestrian route to provide sound orientation
- No
- Guiding partition and/or tactile foot signs to draw attention to an important feature
- Yes
- Islands with a minimum width of 150 cm to facilitate two wheelchairs passing each other
- Yes
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, with staff assistance
- Tree branches do not obstruct the route at below 2.20 m
- Yes
- Ramps, bridges and walkways with more than 50cm of unevenness, 90cm handrails and with handrails at two heights: 65-75 cm and 95-105 cm
- No
- Route length dimensions and time
- 27 km
Cycle touring lane
- Does the section have a cycle touring lane?
- Yes
- Is there adequate lighting?
- Yes
- Concrete paving, compacted and board
- Yes. Concrete pavement
- For floors with planks, the spacing between the planks is no more than 1 cm, with occasional narrowings of a maximum of 90 cm
- Yes
- Width of 150cm on one-way tracks and 220cm on two-way tracks
- No
- 200cm clear height
- Yes
- Adequate signalling of maximum speed and dangerous crossings
- No
Lookout and observatory
- Is there a lookout or observatory on the section?
- Yes
- Accessible connection from the parking, if there is one, to the premises, adapted to current regulations. Unobstructed area with a minimum width of 90 cm, an unobstructed height of 220 cm and a compact floor which allows for wheelchair access
- No
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- No
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- No
- Height of interpretive panel between 45 and 195 cm
- No
- Route length dimensions and time
- Viewpoints are located along the trail, on one side or the other.
Educational Facilities
Nature classroom
- Is there a nature classroom on this section?
- No
Recreational facilities
- Is there a recreational area on this section?
- Yes
Access
- Is there adequate lighting?
- Yes
- Accessible connection from the parking, if there is one, to the premises, adapted to current regulations. Unobstructed area with a minimum width of 90 cm, an unobstructed height of 220 cm and a compact floor which allows for wheelchair access
- Yes
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- Yes
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, without assistance from third parties
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- Yes
Outdoor space
- Are 10% of the tables and benches accessible?
- No
- At least one accessible access, if any
- Yes
Beaches
- Is there a beach on this section?
- No
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